You have several students in your class who speak a dialect other than Standard English. If you follow the textbook's recommendation for handling this situation, you will:
a. teach them to speak and write Standard English exclusively, and as quickly as possible.
b. allow them to use their own dialect or version of English exclusively in all school classes and activities.
c. strongly discourage them from speaking their dialect, even when they are off school grounds.
d. ask them to use Standard English in formal situations (e.g., oral reports) but encourage them to use their own dialect in other situations.
d
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a. True b. False
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a. make more than adequate yearly progress. b. be given special instruction instead of core instruction. c. make a month's growth in a month's time. d. none of the above
The correlation between variables X and Y was found to be .95 . This indicates that
a. X is the probable cause of Y. b. Y is the probable cause of X. c. X and Y share 95 percent of the variance in scores. d. low scores on X are accompanied by low scores on Y.
When problem solving and making choices, a creative approach would be to
A. conduct research. B. list many alternatives and imagine the likely consequences of each. C. visualize the consequences of one's choices. D. review mistakes made.